Jennifer Lopez

An ambitious triple threat who went from dancer to top shelf actress to best-selling recording artist, Jennifer Lopez was able to maintain a high level of publicity throughout a majority of her career...
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One Direction had a night to remember at the 2014 American Music Awards on Sunday (23Nov14) after walking away with a trio of top honors, including Artist of the Year.
The British/Irish stars claimed the first prize of the Los Angeles event for Favorite Band, Duo Or Group - Pop/Rock and then added Favorite Pop/Rock Album for Midnight Memories and Artist of the Year, just hours after learning its new release Four had hit the top of the U.K. albums chart.
Accepting the first title, Liam Payne told the audience, "It's been a real perfect (sic) day for us, our album's just come out and we got a number one in the U.K. and now we're stood here with an AMA. "It's absolutely amazing... America feels like a second home to us now, it's been amazing how well we've been received out here so thank you so, so much."
Katy Perry was also a triple winner - she and Sam Smith reigned supreme as the favorite pop/rock solo artists, with the Firework hitmaker accepting her award in a pre-taped speech from Australia, where she is currently on tour. She also claimed Single of the Year for Dark Horse and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.
Iggy Azalea, who led the nominees with six, only walked away with two trophies after beating Drake and Eminem in both the rap/hip-hop categories for best artist and best album for her debut The New Classic.
Music legend Diana Ross was on hand to pay tribute to "the beautiful and talented" Taylor Swift, who she branded "a true superstar" as she presented the 24 year old with the inaugural Dick Clark Award for Excellence, an accolade named after beloved late TV and radio host Dick Clark.
Paying back the compliments in her acceptance speech, Swift said, "I'm so blown away to have just received an award from Diana Ross who, just over the course of her career, stood up for herself in a time when it was not popular for a woman to stand up for herself. I'm so honored. Thank you for coming, you're beautiful. "Dick Clark was a visionary... I'm so unbelievably ecstatic that his family chose to honor me and that the AMAs chose to honor me with this."
Swift also underlined her argument for recently removing her songs from music-streaming service Spotify, telling her fans, "Lastly you, you guys. To the fans who went out and bought over a million copies of my last three albums, what you did by going out and investing in music and albums, is you are saying you believe in the same thing that I believe in, that music is valuable, and that music should be consumed in albums and that albums should be consumed as art and appreciated, and I appreciate you so much."
Swift kicked off the ceremony with the first live performance of her new song Blank Space, but the show was all about collaborations between the likes of Sam Smith and A$AP Rocky, Magic! and Wyclef Jean, Lil Wayne and his rumored girlfriend Christina Milian, event host Pitbull and Ne-Yo, Bang Bang stars Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande and Jessie J, and Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea, who closed out the big show with a sexy rendition of Booty.
Other performance highlights at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live came from One Direction, New Artist of the Year winners 5 Seconds of Summer, Lorde, Fergie and Selena Gomez, who poured out her emotions in The Heart Wants What It Wants, about her on/off relationship with Justin Bieber.
The ceremony was hosted by rapper Pitbull for the second consecutive year.
The full list of winners at the 2014 American Music Awards is:
Artist of the Year: One Direction
New Artist of the Year: 5 Seconds of Summer
Single of the Year: Katy Perry, Dark Horse
Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock: Sam Smith
Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock: Katy Perry
Favorite Band, Duo Or Group - Pop/Rock: One Direction
Favorite Pop/Rock Album: One Direction, Midnight Memories
Favorite Male Artist - Country: Luke Bryan
Favorite Female Artist - Country: Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo Or Group - Country: Florida Georgia Line
Favorite Country Album: Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Iggy Azalea
Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop: Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&amp;B: John Legend
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&amp;B: Beyonce
Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Album: Beyonce, Beyonce
Favorite Alternative Artist: Imagine Dragons
Favorite Latin Artist: Enrique Iglesias
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist: Katy Perry
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist: Casting Crowns
Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist: Calvin Harris
Top Soundtrack: Frozen

One Direction have been given another reason to celebrate after scooping the first prize of the night at the American Music Awards, hours after scoring their latest number one album in the U.K. The boyband learned Four had hit the top of the U.K. albums chart on Sunday afternoon (23Nov14), and hours later, the British/Irish pop stars were back in the spotlight, claiming the title for Favorite Band, Duo Or Group - Pop/Rock over competitors Imagine Dragons and OneRepublic.
Accepting the honour, Liam Payne told the audience, "It's been a real perfect day for us, our album's just come out and we got a number one in the U.K. and now we're stood here with an AMA.
"It's absolutely amazing... America feels like a second home to us now, it's been amazing how well we've been received out here so thank you so, so much."
Ironically, Harry Styles and his bandmates took to the stage at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles just moments after his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift, kicked off the show with a fiery performance of her new single Blank Space.
Other performers of the night are set to include Fergie, Sam Smith, Lorde, Selena Gomez, Imagine Dragons, Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea, and Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande and Jessie J, with Pitbull serving as host for the second consecutive year.
Rapper Azalea leads all nominations with six, just ahead of John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams, who each have five.

Marc Anthony debuted his new wife at the Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday (20Nov14) as he hit the red carpet with Venezuelan model Shannon De Lima. The couple exchanged vows in the Dominican Republic last week (11Nov14) after becoming engaged in secret in March (14).
De Lima is Anthony's third wife and the successor to Jennifer Lopez, who split from Anthony in 2012. The couple finalised its divorce earlier this year (14).
Anthony is scheduled to perform with Canadian band MAGIC! at the Grammys ceremony, which this year (14) is being held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Have you ever been a particular mood that you can watch only one movie to relieve it? We've certainly been there.
1. When you feel like your life is just really tough:
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Watch: The Hunger Games. Feeling better about your life yet?
2. When you really wish you had a long-lost twin:
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Watch: The Parent Trap (1998).
3. If you really feel like you need some time to think:
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Watch: Atonement. How did that extra time work for you?
4. When you're in love with someone and secretly plan a life together:
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Watch: While You Were Sleeping. Maybe you embellished your life with them while they're in a coma, but we wont judge.
5. When you wish wish you were an elf but you're just a human:
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Watch: Elf. You cotton-headed-ninny-muggins you!
6. When you really just wish you were a human, but your dad (the King) says no:
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Watch: The Little Mermaid. But you're not going to listen to him, are you?
7. When you wish you could marry a rich man, but he thinks you're rich too (and you're really not):
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Watch: Maid In Manhattan. Bonus points if you have an adorable child.
8. Or, alternatively you want to marry a guy but you're his wedding planner:
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Watch: The Wedding Planner.
9. If you ever get the strong urge to move to Washington:
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Watch: Twilight. Don't do it. Vampires.
10. When you think your life turned out terribly and accidentally travel back in time:
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Watch: 17 Again. But, in what world does Zac Efron turn into Matthew Perry? Yikes.
11. When you're trying to prove to someone you're able to handle big responsibilities:
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Watch: Big Daddy. Kids aren't that hard, right?
12. When you wonder what it would be like to have fulfilled your childhood dream of hanging out with animals:
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Watch: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. A grown up that saves animals? All our childhood dreams come true!
13. If you ever feel like your family is so crazy and no one understands you:
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Watch: August Osage County. Your family is probably pretty normal, now that you think about it.
14. When you're curious about what your toys do when you're not home:
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Watch: Toy Story. Do they just lay there all day or...?
15. When you messed up at your job and are inches from being fired, so you decide you need to pull a huge stunt to save yourself:
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Watch: White Chicks. Cause what says "I want to keep my job" better than dressing up as two spoiled white girls?
16. When you really feel like you just need some time to yourself:
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Watch: I Am Legend. Missing your "crazy" family yet?
17. When all of your friends are getting engaged this Christmas:
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Watch: 27 Dresses. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
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"We haven't been asked to make any changes and there are no plans to expose anyone's nipples or vaginas... but that being said, we aren't performing in turtleneck sweaters either." Iggy Azalea insists her Booty routine with Jennifer Lopez at the American Music Awards on Sunday (23Nov14) will be saucy but not too revealing.

Jennifer Lopez became the butt of Gerard Butler's jokes on Friday night (14Nov14) after the singer/actress made a mess of her presentation speech at the Hollywood Film Awards. The superstar took to the stage at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles to hand the Hollywood Animation prize to How To Train Your Dragon 2 star Butler, but she couldn't help but giggle as she accidentally introduced the film as "How To Drain Your Dragon".
After making the same mistake twice, she finally got the title right, and then cheekily quipped, "You don't wanna drain your dragon!"
Butler, who voiced the character of tribe chief Stoick, took to the stage to accept the award on behalf of the cast and crew, and proceeded to poke fun at the sexy Latina for her bumbling introduction.
Stepping up to the podium, he said, "Thank you, Jennifer, for that flawless introduction!"
He then continued, "It's a double honour tonight because I'm actually getting an award for a movie I didn't even know I was in, How to Drain Your Dragon. If you thought it was difficult training your dragon, try draining one!"

Gone Girl and The Imitation Game were the big winners at the 2014 Hollywood Film Awards on Friday night (14Nov14) after taking home seven honors between them.
The David Fincher thriller, starring Ben Affleck as a cheating husband who is suspected of killing his wife, earned the top prize of Hollywood Film, while Gillian Flynn took home the Hollywood Screenwriter award for turning her bestselling book into a movie of the same name.
The Imitation Game was a quadruple winner, earning Benedict Cumberbatch Hollywood Actor and Keira Knightley Hollywood Supporting Actress for their portrayals of famous World War Two encryption specialists Alan Turing and Joan Clarke, while filmmaker Morten Tyldum was named Hollywood Director and Alexandre Desplat earned the title of Hollywood Film Composer.
New dad Robert Downey, Jr. took time out of diaper duties to celebrate his The Judge co-star Robert Duvall as Hollywood Supporting Actor, the first award of the night, while Angelina Jolie honored Jack O'Connell with the New Hollywood award for his performance as Olympian-turned-war hero Louis Zamperini in Unbroken.
The Hollywood Film Awards, which recognize "excellence in the art of cinema and filmmaking", serves as the official launch of the Hollywood awards season. The ceremony was hosted by Queen Latifah from the Hollywood Palladium and featured appearances from Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp, Laura Dern, Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Robert Pattinson, Hilary Swank, Jonah Hill and Geena Davis.
The main list of winners at the 2014 Hollywood Film Awards is:
Hollywood Film - Gone Girl
Hollywood Blockbuster - Guardians of the Galaxy
Hollywood Actor - Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Hollywood Actress - Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Hollywood Supporting Actor - Robert Duvall, The Judge
Hollywood Supporting Actress - Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Hollywood Breakout Performance, Actor - Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Hollywood Breakout Performance, Actress - Shailene Woodley, The Fault In Our Stars
Hollywood Director - Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Hollywood Breakthrough Director - Jean-Marc Vallee, Wild
Hollywood Screenwriter - Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Hollywood Ensemble - Foxcatcher
Hollywood Career Achievement - Michael Keaton
New Hollywood - Jack O'Connell, Unbroken
Hollywood Documentary - Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Hollywood Comedy Film - Top Five
Hollywood Animation - How To Train Your Dragon 2
Hollywood Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Hollywood International - Jing Tian
Hollywood Visual Effects - Scott Farrar, Transformers: Age of Extinction
Hollywood Film Composer - Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Hollywood Song - Janelle Monae, Rio 2
Hollywood Costume Design - Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Hollywood Editor - Jay Cassidy and Dody Dorn, Fury
Hollywood Production Design - Dylan Cole and Gary Freeman, Maleficent
Hollywood Sound - Ren Klyce, Gone Girl
Hollywood Makeup and Hairstyling - David White and Elizabeth Yanni-Georgiou, Guardians of the Galaxy.

Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot has revealed Jennifer Lopez was his original inspiration for hit tune Baby Got Back. The track, in which the MC praises the female backside, has become a hip-hop classic since its release in 1992, and Sir Mix-A-Lot, real name Anthony Ray, owes much of his success to the Latina superstar.
He tells TMZ.com that he was inspired to write the track after spotting 'Fly Girl' Lopez shake her now-famous rear on U.S. sketch comedy series In Living Color - the show that turned the singer/actress into a star.
Lopez turned out to be good luck for Sir Mix-A-Lot - he won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance with the song in 1993.

Popular hip-hop producer Hit-Boy has retired from making beats at the age of 27. The in-demand musician has scored hits working with artists including Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Jay Z and Kanye West over the years, but he took to Twitter.com late on Wednesday (12Nov14) to announce he would no longer be stepping behind the production board - and didn't offer up any further explanation.
He simply wrote, "I retired from music industry production last night".
Hit-Boy rose to fame in 2007 after producing tracks for Lopez, Snoop Dogg and Missy Elliott, and later signed to West's G.O.O.D. Music label in 2011. His discography includes Jay Z and West's N**gas in Paris, their G.O.O.D. Music collaboration Clique, Kendrick Lamar's Backseat Freestyle and Beyonce's Flawless.

Music producer Randy Jackson is leaving his post on U.S. talent show American Idol after 13 seasons. The 14th season of the popular singing competition kicks off in January (15), but on Tuesday (11Nov14) Jackson announced he will not be part of the returning team.
Jackson made the announcement in a statement which reads: "After 13 seasons, I felt now was the perfect time to leave American Idol. I'm proud to have been a part of a series that discovered some incredible artists and will go down in history as one of the most successful television shows ever. A true original, Idol started it all. Onto what's next."
Jackson, alongside Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, served as a judge when the show kicked off in 2002 and continued his role until last May (13), when he announced he would be leaving the programme.
However, three months later, he was invited back in a new role as a mentor to the contestants, replacing music CEO Jimmy Iovine.
The current cast of judges, including Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr., are returning for the 14th season, as well as host Ryan Seacrest, who is the only remaining member of the show's original team.

Played a devoted child psychologist capable of navigating the human subconscious in the bizarre sci-fi murder flick "The Cell"

Won a dance competition and was hired as a 'fly girl' on the Fox variety series "In Living Color"

Launched her clothing line J-Lo by Jennifer Lopez

Began career as a dancer in stage musicals

First feature, small role in "My Little Girl"

Co-starred on the acclaimed but short-lived Fox sitcom "South Central"

Cast opposite Robert Redford as an abused woman who moves in with her father-in-law in Lasse Hallström's "An Unfinished Life"

Danced in the chorus of "Synchronicity" a musical performed in Japan

Starred as a dance instructor opposite Richard Gere in "Shall We Dance?"

Cast opposite Antonio Banderas in "Bordertown," playing a reporter investigating a series of murders on the border of Juarez and El Paso, TX

Joined the judges’ panel for the 10th season of "American Idol" (Fox); a deal reported worth $12 million; contract was renewed for season 11; announced exit from "American Idol" as a judge after two seasons

Played the title role of slain Tejano singer in "Selena"; reportedly received a $1 million salary making her the highest-paid Latina actress

Played a woman simultaneously involved with a wine merchant (Jack Nicholson) and his stepson (Stephen Dorff) in the thriller "Blood & Wine"

Returned to features with the romantic comedy "The Back-Up Plan"

Starred as an abused wife who sees murder as her only out in the thriller "Enough"

Starred in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Planner"; film hit No. 1 on the box-office charts

First supporting role in features, played young Maria the family matriarch in Gregory Nava's "My Family/Mi Familia"

Cast opposite Ben Affleck in the box office flop "Gigli"

Released sophomore album J.Lo

Reprised the role of Melinda Lopez on the equally short-lived "Hotel Malibu" (CBS)

Co-starred with Jason Statham in crime thriller "Parker"

Co-starred in Oliver Stone's "U-Turn" as a beautiful young woman whose husband (Nick Nolte) pays a two-bit criminal (Sean Penn) to kill her

Executive produced the MTV reality series "Moves," revolving around the lives of dancers working to make it in the business

Summary

An ambitious triple threat who went from dancer to top shelf actress to best-selling recording artist, Jennifer Lopez was able to maintain a high level of publicity throughout a majority of her career, even when negative press managed to enter her orbit. After getting her start as a "Fly Girl" on the hit variety series "In Living Color" (Fox, 1990-94), Lopez broke through with a strong leading performance in the biopic "Selena" (1997), playing the famed Tejano singer who was tragically murdered by an obsessed fan. But it was her onscreen chemistry and believable portrayal of a federal agent falling for an escaped convict in "Out of Sight" (1998) that propelled her into the limelight - to say nothing of the infamous Versace green dress with plunging neckline that took the world by storm. Lopez immediately became the prime topic of the tabloids, which took pleasure in detailing her relationships with Sean Combs, Ben Affleck, Chris Judd and Marc Anthony. Meanwhile, Lopez launched a second career as a top recording artist and repackaged herself as J.Lo, which helped buttress the box office failures of below par features like "Angel Eyes" (2001), "Enough" (2002) and "Gigli" (2003). By the time she introduced her perfume and clothing lines, Lopez had established herself as a multifaceted force to be reckoned with, while becoming one of the richest and most influential Hispanic entertainers of all time.

Met while filming "Gigli" (2003); Reportedly seen kissing during her surprise birthday party in July 2002; went public with relationship in August 2002; Announced engagement in November 2002; Wedding date was rumored to be Sept. 14, 2003; wedding postponed until a later date, reason was "excessive media attention"; Reps for the couple confirmed their split in January 2004

Dated briefly in 1999; Began dating again in early 2004, soon after his separation from Dayanara Torres; Rumored to be engaged as of May 2004; Married at Lopez's home in Los Angeles, CA on June 5, 2004 in a private ceremony; Announced they were separating after seven years of marriage on July 15, 2011; Anthony filed for divorce on April 9, 2012

Began dating in late 2000; Went public with relationship at the 2001 Academy Awards; Became engaged in June 2001; Married Sept. 29, 2001 in Calabasas, CA; Separated in June 2002; Divorced Jan. 26, 2003

Ran computer operations for an insurance company; Born in Puerto Rico; Separated from Lopez's mother

Guadalupe Lopez

Mother

Separated from Lopez's father

Leslie Lopez

Sister

Born c. 1968

Emme Muniz

Daughter

Born Feb. 22, 2008; twin of Max; father, Marc Anthony

Maximilian Muniz

Son

Born Feb. 22, 2008; twin of Emme; father, Marc Anthony

Ojani Noa

Husband

Married on Feb. 22, 1997 in Miami, FL; Separated in late 1997; Divorce finalized in March 1998

Casper Smart

Companion

Reportedly began dating in November 2011

Education

Name

Baruch College

Preston High School

Holy Family School

Bronx Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club

Notes

"I always wanted to do a musical. I auditioned for 'Evita'. After all, Evita Peron was an Argentine, a Latina like me. So if Madonna does a good job, I'll be the first to say 'F*cking Madonna rocks.' But if she doesn't, I'll be the first one to say, 'She sucks.'" – Lopez in GQ, September 1996

"You know what the great thing about Selena was? As a Latin woman in The United States, you're taught that you should be skinnier, that you shouldn't have such a big butt. You feel self-conscious. I did. I was really thin, but I had a booty on me that you would not believe, like two potatoes on sticks. But Selena went out there and wore tight things and showed her butt and all of sudden, young girls were like, 'You know what? I'm beautiful.' She embraced the fact that she was Latin and showed the world that there is beauty in diversity." – Lopez in Movieline, October 1996

"I want to be the Latin in American cinema. We need somebody to be a star for the times. If it's me, that's fine; but if it's not, I just hope it's somebody real soon. Doing Latino roles is important, but so is being considered for roles that are non-Latino. Because then you're just being seen as an actress who has the ability to bring people into the theater, which is what's important in Hollywood. When you talk about being a major player, that's what it means: people whose names bring people to the movies, like Pfeiffer, Schwarzenegger. I'm going to find a way to do that, too." – Lopez on her goals to Us magazine, April 1997

"I sat through 'West Side Story' about 37 times because it was the only movie about my people. I never wanted to be that wimpy Maria who sits around pining for her guy. I wanted to be Anita, who danced her way to the top." – Lopez quoted in Chicago Sun-Times, June 22, 1998

Lopez, alluding to allegations that her record deal was linked to a rumored relationship with Sony chief Tommy Mattola: "You work so hard to prove what you can do; you get your movies, your record deals, and then people act as if it's so easy as to sleep with someone to get it. I don't like the innuendo of it." – quoted to Premiere, August 1998

"I want everything. I want family. I want to do good work. I want love. I want to be comfortable. I think of people like Cher and Bette Midler and Diana Ross and Barbra Streisand. That's always been the kind of career I'd hoped to have. I want it all." – Lopez quoted in Entertainment Weekly, Oct. 9, 1998

"It's not just that she's beautiful, she's charismatic. It's an energy, an activity behind the eyes that's so compelling. When you look at her onscreen, you're interested. She just has that star thing." – director Steven Soderbergh quoted in Premiere, February 1999

On rediscovering her passion for music while starring in "Selena": "When I did the movie, I realized how much music was a part of me, something that I just couldn't suppress any longer. I missed the singing, the dancing and the interaction with the public. You just don't get that when you are working in film and TV." – Lopez quoted in New York Post, June 1, 1999

"Where I come from, you got a job as a bank teller and got married, and being driven didn't mean wanting to be a star, it meant wanting to be a lawyer instead of a secretary." – Lopez quoted to Talk, March 2000

In December 1999, Lopez and her then-companion Sean 'Puffy' Combs were arrested in connection with a shooting at a NYC nightclub after the vehicle in which they were passengers was spotted leaving the scene. Lopez was questioned for several hours but no charges were filed against her.

"The first time we see Jennifer in 'Mi Familia' it's through the eyes of the gardener she will marry. Then it cuts to her first close-up on film. And for it, I used a silent-film technique: I put an iris around her, you know, where there's a circle around her face and everything else is blacked out? In that one shot, everyone knew she was a movie star." – director, Gregory Nava to Premiere, August 2000

"A lot of times, when people, especially women, attain a certain status, when they raise their hand and say, 'I want it,' with no guilt, they get that title, 'Diva' put on them. I only deal with people how they deal with me, and never did I see Jennifer take advantage of her position, or belittle or bully anyone. I think she's handling everything with a lot of grace." – actor Vince Vaughn, Lopez's co-star in "The Cell," quoted in Premiere, August 2000

Sean 'Puffy' Combs' lawyer Ed Hayes on Jennifer Lopez and the 1999 club shooting incident: "When I was talking to her, she had tremendous focus and charisma, and if she appeared to be a mess, it was only as a way to manipulate the cops. Of course she cried, but that does not mean she didn't have total control of the situation. I remember that we were surrounded by detectives and officers with their tongues hanging out, and before she turned to walk away, she gave them a little wiggle with her hips that made them smile. The woman is a giant." – quoted to The Daily Telegraph, Sept. 2, 2000

"Jennifer still comes to the Bronx and sleeps on her mother's couch. She can live a superstar life, but when we're in the studio, she orders Chinese from, like, the place next door. One day when we were doing this album, she left the studio and hopped in a taxi because she didn't want to wait for a car. I was so scared for her I sent my engineer to take the cab ride with her. She's got a little bit of thug in her; I always tell her that." – producer Cory Rooney on Lopez, quoted in Rolling Stone, Feb. 15, 2001

"Jennifer is the one with the drive to put it all together. She's in a tough world, but you've got to realize who the person is. She was always very competitive. She's had that drive since she was a baby. I recall asking her why she was going out for track. I thought she'd get outclassed, because she'd never done anything like that. If she starts something, all that happens is she gets better. She got to the point where she was competing with the big girls, she got called to Madison Square Garden for the Colgate Games." – Lopez's father David on his daughter's determination, quoted in Rolling Stones, Feb. 15, 2001

Her official web site was http://www.jenniferlopez.com.

"You go through what you're meant to go through," she says. "It's not all going to be rosy beautiful apple orchards along the way. We make choices for reasons we think are good. And you have great intentions at the beginning and they don't turn out right and it hurts and it's wrong and you stumble and you fall." – Lopez quoted to Ladies' Home Journal, January 2003

"Maybe I was a little bit careless in the past," she says. "I'm not a perfect person. I make mistakes. I just feel like I'm in a better place about who I am. I follow my heart. That's the one thing I can say about myself. And I love that about myself." – Lopez quoted to InStyle magazine, August 2004

In April 2006, Lopez sued ex-husband Ojani Noa to stop publication of a tell-all book he had been shopping around. Her lawsuit claimed that Noa offered to stop pursuing publication if she paid him $5 million.

"There's an aura about her," says David Maldonado, co-writer-producer of the film 'El Cantante." "An aura of a secure person. Her accomplishments and power add to her natural beauty." – from People magazine, May 8, 2006

In 2007, Lopez made Forbes magazine's list of "The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment," ranking ninth.

Lopez was named "World's Most Beautiful Woman" by People magazine in April 2011.